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# Using Mentimeter live to get feedback

Collecting feedback live during a presentation means that you get responses in real-time. It gives the presenter the opportunity to discuss the results with the audience allowing further explanations and elaborations. It is also a great way to ensure that you receive a much higher response rate from the audience. 

How to create feedback: 

1. Create a feedback presentation  
2. [Present slides or send out feedback ](https://www.mentimeter.com/blog/stay-current-with-mentimeter/live-presentation-or-survey-the-ultimate-guide-to-voting-pace)
3. [Analyze the results ](https://help.mentimeter.com/en/collections/75570-after-the-presentation)


## Collect feedback after a training session

Collect feedback whilst the participants’ thoughts are fresh in their mind. Improve the performance of the training session for next time by gaining their thoughts and ideas.

<div style='position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; padding-top: 35px; height: 0; overflow: hidden;'><iframe sandbox='allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-presentation' allowfullscreen='true' allowtransparency='true' frameborder='0' height='315' src='https://www.mentimeter.com/embed/f3b9e6dce9568b1c65f56e5906071bf3/e51cf9525ba8' style='position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%;' width='420'></iframe></div>

## Collect feedback after an event

When presenting at a large event it can be hard to decipher how well it went and how worthwhile it was for the audience. Asking the audience for feedback enables the presenter to determine whether the audience’s needs have been met giving them invaluable insights for the next event.

<div style='position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; padding-top: 35px; height: 0; overflow: hidden;'><iframe sandbox='allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-presentation' allowfullscreen='true' allowtransparency='true' frameborder='0' height='315' src='https://www.mentimeter.com/embed/37b41d309c2e3415c94c71e998b7a1b6/786b52a9f8bc' style='position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%;' width='420'></iframe></div>

## Collect feedback after a conference

Conferences can be overwhelming and presenting in front of a crowd can be challenging for many. Therefore asking for feedback is a great way to hone your presenting skills and strive for continuous improvement. It is a great way to find out how you can boost your communication skills and take your next conference to the next level. 

<div style='position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; padding-top: 35px; height: 0; overflow: hidden;'><iframe sandbox='allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-presentation' allowfullscreen='true' allowtransparency='true' frameborder='0' height='315' src='https://www.mentimeter.com/embed/8522a2d751fc5ed3c2bc8b34306a0ea6/697d12fd7ffd' style='position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%;' width='420'></iframe></div>

# Not live, before or after the presentation or as a survey 

If you want your participants to have more time to think about their feedback answers, or perhaps you’ve run out of time in the session to collect feedback, sending it out afterwards is the perfect option. Gain useful insights and analyze the results to improve. 

What to do?
1. Create your survey or [quick form](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UWIJc0feER8) 
2. [Send it out using the direct link ](https://help.mentimeter.com/en/articles/410895-let-your-audience-connect-to-the-presentation-via-a-link)
3. [Analyze the results](https://help.mentimeter.com/en/collections/75570-after-the-presentation)

If you want to collect feedback after a session, you must remember that the presentation code expires after 4 hours so you need to email the participants the direct link to the presentation. The presentation must also be set to [audience pace](https://www.mentimeter.com/blog/stay-current-with-mentimeter/live-presentation-or-survey-the-ultimate-guide-to-voting-pace) so the participants can go through and answer at their own pace. 

## Post seminar feedback

Send out a survey post-seminar to understand what the students thought of the session, subjects they want to cover again or any tips on how to improve for next time. 

<div style='position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; padding-top: 35px; height: 0; overflow: hidden;'><iframe sandbox='allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-presentation' allowfullscreen='true' allowtransparency='true' frameborder='0' height='315' src='https://www.mentimeter.com/embed/8f105523faec1c67a77d187be052a7d3/e02c11f002e7' style='position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%;' width='420'></iframe></div>

## Post-training session feedback

Training sessions can require the participants full attention and be time-consuming. Sending a request for feedback after the training session may be more beneficial as participants will have more time to reflect on what they learnt and what was particularly useful.

<div style='position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; padding-top: 35px; height: 0; overflow: hidden;'><iframe sandbox='allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-presentation' allowfullscreen='true' allowtransparency='true' frameborder='0' height='315' src='https://www.mentimeter.com/embed/e48eb153d352cc8e0278ba844e92031b/79c301fc00cd' style='position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%;' width='420'></iframe></div>

## Quick form (pro accounts)

To collect information such as email addresses about the participants before or after the session, quick forms allows you to find out a bit more info whilst saving paperwork, time and making your sessions for efficient.

<div style='position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; padding-top: 35px; height: 0; overflow: hidden;'><iframe sandbox='allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-presentation' allowfullscreen='true' allowtransparency='true' frameborder='0' height='315' src='https://www.mentimeter.com/embed/978838bec681def2dabb31ff0eab1fe2/22d20b1e3bc5' style='position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%;' width='420'></iframe></div>



Mentimeter makes giving and receiving feedback uncomplicated and effortless. Feedback can help to drive the performance of the organization and although not always easy, it is an important skill and exercise in order to foster a culture of continuous improvement. 

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How to use Mentimeter to collect feedback

In the [U.S. 69% of children have a phone by age 12](https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/nov/01/smartphones-children-technology-mobile-phones), and in the [UK 96% of 16-24 own a mobile phone](https://www.statista.com/statistics/271851/smartphone-owners-in-the-united-kingdom-uk-by-age/). These whopping numbers have meant that teachers have had to rethink their strategies, start to incorporate mobiles into teaching methods and use them to the benefit of everyone. The idea of using mobiles habitually in the classroom is controversial with many on either side of the argument. However, one thing for certain is that mobiles aren’t going anywhere and teachers’ need to understand how they can be leveraged as an educational tool. 

# What are the benefits of having mobile phones in the classroom?

## Important resource

More often than not, schools and universities have extremely tight budgets and cannot afford technology or to buy tablets to distribute throughout the class. As many students already own mobile phones it is an easy way for them to access a wide range of information and knowledge at their fingertips. It also saves the school a lot of money and extra resources which they do not have. 

It is always an effective way to help all students learn to the best of their ability. Font sizes can be changed on their phones, students can take pictures or record their work to revisit and help with studying later or use software such as Mentimeter to do class quizzes and fun interactive and engaging sessions. 

## Increases engagement 

Students often switch off when they are lectured to and get bored with standard teaching practices. The recurring battle to tell students to put their phones away and focus is tiresome for both the teacher and the student. Using Mentimeter, gives students the option to use their beloved mobiles to access a presentation, answer and ask questions and join in in brainstorming sessions to name a few examples. What is the result? Increased engagement, more contributions even from [quiet students](https://www.mentimeter.com/blog/interactive-classrooms/6-tips-to-help-quiet-students-find-their-voice) and less fear of getting the answer wrong, enabling a more open, honest and creative learning environment.

## Self-regulation

Regardless of whether we like it or not mobile phones play an extensive role in our lives. A child’s school life and their education are predominantly focused around teachers preparing them for future life after studies and their careers. With mobile phones an integral part of the world, teaching them how to use a mobile phone and in particular, when it is suitable to do so is a very important part of learning. Students and children, need to learn to self-regulate their mobile phones usage and if teachers ban them, they aren’t being given that opportunity. Moreover, being taught how to safely navigate online environments and to be aware of and avoid the dangers of the internet is a crucial element of a child’s education that must be addressed during school years. 

## Access to more knowledge 

Banning mobile phones is not the solution to mobile phones in classrooms saga. Instead, it is important to educate students to live and grow up in this digital era. Digital literacy is a huge part of a young person’s education. According to [research](https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-319-32622-1_2) mobile phones are so important to support such learning. 

Nowadays, a fruitful education is knowing how to use technology to your advantage, to learn, produce work and communicate effectively. There has been compelling research supporting the idea that technology promotes new learning opportunities and the opportunity for students to develop skills that they will need in working life. A student’s capability to copy from the whiteboard is outdated and most definitely not a skill that prospecting employers will look for. Rather, using phones for research, investigating and collecting data, getting feedback, communicating and creating is much more valuable life skills.

When students utilize their phones for collecting information and research, they understand the sheer power they hold in their hands and the amount of knowledge they have at their fingertips which they can learn from. Teaching students how education can be obtained from home when doing homework and assignments via their phones keeps them in their modern world whilst learning at the same time.


Technology and mobile phones are here to stay. Rather than fighting the losing battle and lecturing students about the negative aspects of such devices (with little impact), it is schools and universities responsibility to show the positive aspects and how these devices can be used for the better. Regardless of whether teachers allow them in the classroom, students will continue to use them outside, in further education and professional workplaces, so stop fighting the losing battle and embrace how mobile phones can be used for everyone’s advantage.




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How mobile phones are transforming education 

Before creating a Mentimeter presentation it is important to assess your purpose and what you want to get from using Mentimeter. Whether you are going to host a live survey/feedback in the room (presenters pace) or send it to be answered post-session and to collect information (audience pace). 

With Mentimeter, you have the unique option to switch between two different presenter modes, audience pace and presenter pace. However, you cannot change the voter pace if you use the quiz competition feature. 

If you have __Presenter Pace__ turned on, it allows the audience to only see the slide you are currently showing or to vote on the question you have on that slide. They will only be able to view the next slide when you choose to move to the next one in your presentation. 

__Presenter Pace__ gives the presenter the most control over their presentation. It enables them to choose when they are ready to move on and what they want the audience to see on their screens. Presenter’s pace is great to keep the audience’s attention on the same slide or topic they are discussing. For live presentations, presenter pace is recommended. 

For your audience to be able to join your presentation, show the presentation full screen in Present Mode. *Tip: press F on your keyboard for full-screen mode.* Once presenting, a code will be shown at the top of the screen, this is the Voting Code. The participants then go to *menti.com* and enter the code in the search bar and click ‘submit’. 

![enter code](//images.ctfassets.net/rvt0uslu5yqp/7I9jUXWOOcn0S0e6ffXYic/cdab3b45e1273af8fb177c7097ab22b0/enter_code.png)

*Tips: If you are using Mentimeter to ask questions or vote in presenter pace, be aware that if you move onto the next slide and not everyone is voted, they will not be able to. *

__Audience Pace__ is the second option you have with Mentimeter. This enables the audience to go through the presentation at their own pace and spend as much time as they like on a certain question or slide. This can help participants fully grasp the question and answer it to their best understanding without any time pressure. This option is great for remote surveys and offline uses of Mentimeter, such as feedback or post-training evaluations.

*Remember:* In order to host audience pace surveys (feedback or general surveys) and to send it via email you have to use the __QR code__ or __direct access link__. The voting code should not be used for this option because it will expire after four hours. 

If you are not doing a live presentation you must share the presentation via direct link or share the __QR code__. Both of these are unique to your presentation and do not expire, they will always stay the same. These options are great if you are sending out a survey or if you want to share the presentation beforehand so people can prepare.

To share using a __Direct Link__, go to your presentation dashboard where you can see a list of your presentations in your account. 

Click on ‘share voting link or results’ to get your shareable link. Then copy the link and send it out to your participants! 

![share presentation link](//images.ctfassets.net/rvt0uslu5yqp/61B0qQvcNIeftpqBlvte6c/2aa953b18a3f6e8b972834995bac4d5a/share_presentation_link.gif)

You can also access the direct link from the configuration tab.

To share using the __QR code__, enter the edit view of the presentation you want to share. Click ‘configure’ and ‘share & export’. If you scroll down then you download the QR code and distribute to whoever you wish to access the presentation. 

![QR code](//images.ctfassets.net/rvt0uslu5yqp/oFvhb1TrRFBVlZaxvZAuE/99784477792c1ebfde5a3b5ab3c8f6cd/QR_code.jpg)

The other option is to share the code when you are actually presenting the presentation in full screen. When you are live presenting and you want participants to join you can click the settings cog in the bottom left-hand side of your screen. Then choose ‘more’, and another side menu will appear giving you the option to ‘share QR code for presentation’. The QR code will display on the screen and the audience can use their camera to access the presentation.

*Pro tip: You can also use the shortcut key '.' to show or hide the QR code.*

![QR code way gif](//images.ctfassets.net/rvt0uslu5yqp/1ijB2YVAIvOtODCU7XLvKf/d0dac7ca259e001ecc2ea22b240eeb80/QR_code_way__2.gif)

# How to change between Voting Pace settings?

When you are in the Edit View of your presentation press configure with the cogwheel icon, located at the top of your screen. Then three tabs appear, click on general and there you can choose the voting pace, either presenter pace or audience pace. 

![Changevotingpace](//images.ctfassets.net/rvt0uslu5yqp/4ErorPzKzpqIfX2xslRxaL/ea9eacd35ceaae4d597964dca19c4b77/Changevotingpace.png)

# Inspiration for using Mentimeter not live in audience pace

If you are in audience pace, you can send participants surveys which they can fill in and complete in their own time. This is great if you want to do some research or get feedback when participants need some more time to think about their answers. 

See how to use Mentimeter for a quick form or survey [here!](https://www.mentimeter.com/blog/audience-energizers/examples-of-how-to-use-quick-forms)


# Inspiration for using Mentimeter live in audience pace

Using Mentimeter live, you have an endless amount of options and ideas to use the tool. In audience pace mode, participants can perform:

Feedback sessions - in the workplace you could use Mentimeter in audience pace for feedback sessions. Ask colleagues questions, feedback and reflections and they can answer at their own speed. The presenter can then go back and analyze the results after the presentation has finished.

Icebreakers - Ask the audience some icebreaker questions, to lighten the mood.

A pop quiz test - for teachers or professors that use Mentimeter, a great way to use audience pace in a live presentation is to test knowledge or use it for an exam. Students can go at their own pace answering questions and go back to previous slides and change answers if they need to.

# Inspiration for using Mentimeter live in presenter pace

Using presenter pace whilst presenting live means you, as the presenter have the control and can give a more impressive presentation. This setting in presenter pace is recommended for all live presentations. This is perfect for situations such as:

Training sessions: If you are doing an informative presentation and you want your audience to stay on the same slide as you so you can explain the key points and so they pay attention.

Teaching lessons: Introducing new topics or just teaching, in general, you want your students to be focused on what you are talking about instead of being able to see what is coming up next.

Quiz competitions e.g. pub quiz, fun family parties, holiday quiz competitions. Check out some of our free ready-to-use quiz competition [templates.](https://www.mentimeter.com/templates/competitions)





Forms are incredibly simple, fast, and effective. They are amazingly versatile, and despite the simple nature of a Quick Form, remarkably powerful as a data collection tool

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Live presentation or survey: the ultimate guide to voting pace

Did you know that on average [55 million meetings](https://www.themuse.com/advice/how-much-time-do-we-spend-in-meetings-hint-its-scary) are held every week in the U.S. and [71% said meetings are unproductive and inefficient](https://hbr.org/2017/07/stop-the-meeting-madness)? Those numbers are huge, so how can we change those stats around and make better use of our time?

Mentimeter increases engagement by enabling you to give your opinion throughout meetings, events or workshops and contribute to discussions. Besides that, we’ve got your every business situation covered. Meetings, conferences or training sessions, Mentimeter has a place at all of them. We are all about bringing people together and helping each other listen more and talk less. You can effortlessly increase engagement, employee interaction, efficiency and productivity seamlessly by introducing one new tool into your organization. 

Mentimeter can be used at:

- Events
- Conferences
- Meetings 
    - all-hands, the everyday meeting or remote & off-location meetings
- Training sessions
- Workshops
- Team building exercises 
- Education
- Feedback/reflection, quarterly results, company growth, market trends  


Mentimeter enables you to run a smoother and more efficient company and eliminates issues that have long been discussed but never properly addressed. 

Here is why Mentimeter is a must-have in your organization: 

# Improves communication

Everyone’s voice can be heard, no longer are siloed teams an issue as everyone can have their say. Mentimeter allows everyone in the organization to participate anonymously and help to bridge the gap between different management levels in the organization. The option to conduct feedback and reflection sessions easily with Mentimeter and the anonymity factor removes the fear of being judged. Employees are much more likely to give their opinion, making them feel acknowledge but also giving the organization more invaluable and diverse feedback. Information can also be shared and communicated faster between different individuals or teams by getting results and answers in real-time. 


# Increases engagement

It is not surprising that [87% of companies state employee engagement](https://www2.deloitte.com/us/en/insights/focus/human-capital-trends/2015/employee-engagement-culture-human-capital-trends-2015.html) as one of their primary issues. Solution? Use Mentimeter to turn humdrum sales meetings, development workshops or quarterly results into interactive and memorable experiences. Kick-off meetings, events or conferences with fun icebreakers or ask the audience questions to keep them interested throughout the presentation. Not only this, but the audience can ask anonymous questions or input their opinion at any point in the presentation. In return, employees feel appreciated, recognized and that their opinion matters resulting in a much more productive and engaged workforce. 


# Data at your fingertips

With Mentimeter you have the option to ask your employees questions, conduct surveys, collect data and find ways to improve your organization. You can easily export and analyze all of the data collected after the presentation has finished and take action on the results. Delve further into responses and find ways to expand and develop your organization. Understand and listen to your employees better with so much data at your disposal and drive your company to the next level.


# Transparency 

The issue of transparency will long be left behind once you introduce Mentimeter into your company. Mentimeter helps to create a business culture where information is distributed openly and honestly and where sharing is encouraged. Keep everyone in the loop with knowledge, insights and information which are all easily accessible, allowing every individual to have a clear overall picture of the organization’s goals and plans. The increased knowledge sharing enables employees to collaborate more efficiently and be more productive, fostering a culture of transparency.


# Collaborate seamlessly

Mentimeter facilitates everyone to work on projects together. Contribute and collaborate by responding with ideas and thoughts on a certain topic presented in real-time. With all the information delivered upfront, everyone understands what is going on and can fulfil the tasks. What’s the outcome? Fewer misunderstandings, increase productivity and everyone working together to achieve a shared goal. 

The different [plan options](https://www.mentimeter.com/plans) also mean that you can share your presentation with your team and other colleagues so you can all work on the document. Paid plans permit the customization of your presentation and you can add your company’s branding or logo to tailor it to your business needs, giving a more polished and professional finish.


# Inclusivity

[62% of companies say that meetings fail to bring the team closer together ](https://hbr.org/2017/07/stop-the-meeting-madness)but the ability to collaborate in a Mentimeter helps to avoid such problems. Everyone can be included in the decision-making process including remote teams who historically find it difficult to contribute or engage in presentations. Using Mentimeter, it is simple and convenient to join and voice your opinion even if you are working off location. Mentimeter allows everyone to be part of the conversation, producing candid and authentic discussions. 





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Why your organization may be missing out on Mentimeter

To learn how to use Mentimeter and start creating your quiz, check out the [article](https://www.mentimeter.com/blog/stand-out-get-ahead/how-to-host-a-pub-quiz-with-mentimeter) to find out how to host a pub quiz with Mentimeter, it is super easy and simple!  


# Quick pub quiz ideas

## Ultimate Quiz Questions  

This Ultimate Quiz template takes all the hard work out of creating a pub quiz! Just add the template to your account and you’re ready to start hosting your quiz! Add or remove questions as you wish in order to create a customized experience for the participants. 

<div style='position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; padding-top: 35px; height: 0; overflow: hidden;'><iframe sandbox='allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-presentation' allowfullscreen='true' allowtransparency='true' frameborder='0' height='315' src='https://www.mentimeter.com/embed/162fcb6eaeba2789dc4eb282582bbf24/2784594358eb' style='position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%;' width='420'></iframe></div>

## Movie Quiz

Divide the movie buffs from the rookies with this Movie Quiz template. Find out who knows their James Bond from their Mean Girls and who needs to brush up on their movie knowledge. Get the popcorn out and get started!

<div style='position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; padding-top: 35px; height: 0; overflow: hidden;'><iframe sandbox='allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-presentation' allowfullscreen='true' allowtransparency='true' frameborder='0' height='315' src='https://www.mentimeter.com/embed/a98280e3c04d10d64dec848820544422/6c79998bce95' style='position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%;' width='420'></iframe></div>

## General knowledge 

The General Knowledge Quiz template is a quick and easy quiz to do with students, colleagues, friends or family. 

<div style='position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; padding-top: 35px; height: 0; overflow: hidden;'><iframe sandbox='allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-presentation' allowfullscreen='true' allowtransparency='true' frameborder='0' height='315' src='https://www.mentimeter.com/embed/646a0eac7f9dfb568c4b057b04bc58ac/41481925abed' style='position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%;' width='420'></iframe></div>

## Music quiz

This Music Quiz will take your party to another level. Have some fun and see who really knows their stuff. Test participants on pop, rock, hip hop or any other genre you want by adding some questions to the template. The Music Quiz includes lyrics, artist and song questions to find out who is the King or Queen of music.  

<div style='position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; padding-top: 35px; height: 0; overflow: hidden;'><iframe sandbox='allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-presentation' allowfullscreen='true' allowtransparency='true' frameborder='0' height='315' src='https://www.mentimeter.com/embed/fa26e3a452076a0e796691e10003b424/a20ad50497e8' style='position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%;' width='420'></iframe></div>

## Drinks quiz

This Drinks Quiz will test you on the names and origins of your favourite drinks. Find out who is a sommelier or who is a connoisseur of liquor with these fun quiz questions. 

<div style='position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; padding-top: 35px; height: 0; overflow: hidden;'><iframe sandbox='allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-presentation' allowfullscreen='true' allowtransparency='true' frameborder='0' height='315' src='https://www.mentimeter.com/embed/e6f938f3118533e3b7fa6902d4483163/3a8f00a63a3f' style='position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%;' width='420'></iframe></div>

## Geography quiz

To use the Mentimeter Geography Quiz Template, you don’t have to be a globetrotter. Test your knowledge of geography in a fun and easy way with these quiz questions!

<div style='position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; padding-top: 35px; height: 0; overflow: hidden;'><iframe sandbox='allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-presentation' allowfullscreen='true' allowtransparency='true' frameborder='0' height='315' src='https://www.mentimeter.com/embed/09d793eaf8d2e8511621d4a6f3f6e1b9/e900376776f0' style='position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%;' width='420'></iframe></div>

## Capital Cities Quiz

This quiz is an all-rounder and can be used in the classroom, with family and friends or at work events as an icebreaker and will test your knowledge of capital cities all over the world. Find out whos the capital city expert and who needs to go back to school.

<div style='position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; padding-top: 35px; height: 0; overflow: hidden;'><iframe sandbox='allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-presentation' allowfullscreen='true' allowtransparency='true' frameborder='0' height='315' src='https://www.mentimeter.com/embed/fe8d5180ed5c1642a4e1aa60aa3f5dae/40e5aa666ada' style='position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%;' width='420'></iframe></div>



For more ideas and inspiration on other templates, genres and topics, check out the [template page](https://www.mentimeter.com/templates )!



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Templates to use at a Pub Quiz!

# Game nights

Hosting a game night? Mentimeter quiz is the perfect way to get everyone in the competitive spirit. Whether it’s a fun Friday game night or you want to start a weekly family tradition, kicking off with a [Menti quiz](https://www.mentimeter.com/features/quiz-presentations) is the best way to get everyone in the mood.

Persuade the younger generations to stay at home on the weekends by introducing some enjoyable family games. Form teams and compete against one another for some friendly rivalry and see who comes out on top. Play to win a prize or just for gloat and glory, it’s all worth competing for.

# Murder mystery party 

Planning a murder mystery party but want something a bit different? Using Mentimeter is a great tool to enhance the party by enabling guests to share their theories about the crime, identify the killer or display clues. 

<div style='position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; padding-top: 35px; height: 0; overflow: hidden;'><iframe sandbox='allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-presentation' allowfullscreen='true' allowtransparency='true' frameborder='0' height='315' src='https://www.mentimeter.com/embed/833cf9d9d91ea0f0c0842c8572029985/ded5986c3558' style='position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%;' width='420'></iframe></div>


# Pub quiz

Using Mentimeter quiz competition for a [pub quiz](https://www.mentimeter.com/blog/stand-out-get-ahead/how-to-host-a-pub-quiz-with-mentimeter) saves time and paper. Not only will it make the quiz masters life so much easier but there is no need to calculate scores as the quiz feature does it all! Refresh the traditional pub quiz and attract a younger crowd by using technology. Everyone can join via their smartphones or tablets, working in teams or individually to create a fun experience. 


# DJ song requests

Organising a party and tired of people requesting songs? Yep, we’ve all been there. Displaying a Menti presentation throughout the party and using the open-ended question option allows anyone to submit their song choice throughout the party. A great way to avoid the DJ being constantly hounded for song requests.

<div style='position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; padding-top: 35px; height: 0; overflow: hidden;'><iframe sandbox='allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-presentation' allowfullscreen='true' allowtransparency='true' frameborder='0' height='315' src='https://www.mentimeter.com/embed/96b421d277784073682c8428a121404d/b5c911c48485' style='position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%;' width='420'></iframe></div>


# Family reunion party

Use a Menti presentation to create fun games at a family reunion. Display different baby pictures and guess who is who or ask some fun family history facts! Make it one to remember, but getting everyone involved from young to old by creating laughter and lasting life-long memories.

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# Wedding party event

A creative and modern way to get guests to write well wishes to the newlyweds. No need to queue, wait for a pen or someone to finish as you can just log in from your phone and submit. Use open-ended questions to gather all of the responses and download and save what the attendees have written.

Another option is to use Mentimeter to create a twist on traditional wedding games. The classic ‘shoe’ game can be modernised by using Mentimeter to get people to vote and submit their answers and create some laughter at the same time.  


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A fun game of trivia or using Mentimeter at weddings, quiz nights, family gatherings, is the missing ingredient to have a good time and taking your parties to the next level. Become the ultimate quiz master and make your parties renowned. 

Share your creative ideas for using Mentimeter outside of the workplace! Let’s have some fun and create laughter together!


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How to use Mentimeter when it is not for work

For most of us, this feeling is inevitable as we set our alarms for the upcoming work week. It took me a while to realise this feeling wasn’t solely due to being an employed adult with bills to pay, but due to how and where I spent my time.

Coming to this realisation forced to reevaluate my career choices. The only way to cure the Sunday Blues was to find a company I was excited to work for, where work wouldn't feel like an obligation but an opportunity. 

As a sales development representative, the role is usually fairly similar within every company. Sales development representatives prospect leads and hand them over to account executives who then close deals and turn those prospects into clients. The requirements for candidates within this field are nearly the same for each company, every company besides Mentimeter.

Sure, Mentimeter required the mandatory prerequisites like experience and sales knowledge but more importantly, the application process was structured to determine whether or not I would be a suitable fit within the company’s culture. Mentimeter thrives due to its unique culture, which is embodied in five core values; being inclusive, being humble, having a consultant mindset, working smart and having fun. Once I stepped into Mentimeter’s office and met multiple team members I knew this was an opportunity and no longer an obligation. 

If you've recently found yourself browsing LinkedIn, looking for your next job, here’s a few reasons why I love Mentimeter, and why you might too!


# 1. Culture, culture, culture! 
According to Gettysburg College, 1/3 of your life is spent at work. That statistic can be frightening but also seriously enlightening. It’s important to choose a place that fits your specific needs. If you like a team-oriented workplace, Mentimeter offers positions that dissolve the competition of commission and thrive on unity. The people you surround yourself with are just as crucial as the work you do.

# 2. Product significance

Steve Jobs really said it best, “Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work.” This principle is powerful enough to get through the toughest times.

# 3. Thinking long-term

Considering the amount of time you spend at work, it’s important to have a goal. Sometimes the daily grind can be tedious, but envisioning yourself in the long term will not only create determination but appreciation for exactly where you are. Flexibility within Mentimeter allows you to participate in various projects, even those outside role specific responsibilities. Mentimeter even offers career coaching to maximise your potential and ensure your steps towards the future are fitting.

# 4. Have fun!

Having fun is one of Mentimeter core values. Sure, it might sound cheesy but as a team we try our best to enjoy the time spent at the office. Learning from colleagues, participating in after-work hangouts and dancing in the kitchen when someone brings cake are some of the ways we have fun. It’s the small things that will make each week memorable. 

If this sounds like a good fit for you, head to Mentimeter.com and check out our [job openings](https://www.mentimeter.com/jobs). We hope to hear from you!

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4 Reasons why I love working at Mentimeter 

[Dr. Rogelberg](https://www.stevenrogelberg.com/ "stevenrogelberg") is a distinguished Professor of Psychology, Management, and Organizational Science at UNC Charlotte, a Humboldt Award winner, and one of the preeminent academics in the field of organizational psychology and behavior. Over a thousand respondents answered questions authored by Dr. Rogelberg and our team.
 
Mentimeter and Dr. Rogelberg analyzed the findings in order to examine how meetings are conducted and their effect on participants, and to expand on ideas from Dr. Rogelberg’s research, including meeting leadership, inclusivity, and meeting recovery syndrome.

# Key findings
 
__A significant portion of American workers believe meeting leaders to be unprepared and uninclusive.__

- Leaders do not appear to recognize the importance of giving a meeting thought prior to it occurring. Only 11% of Americans feel their meeting leaders almost always have a compelling plan for the meeting. 67% of Americans indicate that having a compelling plan for a meeting occurs at or less than 50% of the time.

- Further still, Americans indicate that leaders rarely come into the meeting in a positive mood. Just 39% find meeting leaders to frequently be in a positive mood when coming into a meeting.  This is particularly concerning given that 77% of Americans feel that the mood of the leader affects the overall mood of the meeting,

- And, once the meeting has started, only 13% of Americans believe leaders are very good at including participants input into meeting. Over a third of Americans (36%) feel that meeting leaders are poor at including participants’ input during meetings.

__“Meeting Recovery Syndrome” (MRS) is the concept that attendees of poor meetings don’t shed the bad experience at the door; it sticks with them and negatively affects them outside of the meeting.  In the largest examination of meeting recovery syndrome to-date, strong evidence of MRS was found:__

- 55% of Americans find that a poorly conducted meeting negatively affects their productivity afterwards, and 54% need to talk to colleagues to refocus following poor meetings.

__Geographically, the Northeastern US has the most serious issues with meetings:__

- Americans from the Northeast are most sensitive to poorly conducted meetings: 59% have their productivity affected after a bad meeting. Northeastern meeting leaders are also significantly more likely to be poor at involving participants (45% poor compared with 36% national average).
 
- Northeastern meeting leaders are significantly less positive than meeting leaders from other parts of the country: over a fifth (21%) of Northeastern respondents almost never experience meeting leaders conducting a meeting in a good mood (compared with 13% national average).
 
- Midwestern meeting leaders are significantly more likely to be well-prepared (37% well-prepared, compared with 33% national average); those from the Western US are the most commonly poorly prepared (36% poorly prepared, compared with 31% national average).

*"The results highlight a problem I have seen in my other research - leaders are just not recognizing their essential role in meeting success. Leader preparation, planning, and even the mood they bring into the meeting truly matters. It shapes the culture of the meeting, inclusivity, and effectiveness. Perhaps most importantly this research highlights the fact that bad meetings are not just left at the doors of the conference rooms. They stick with attendees. They affect productivity outside of the meeting. And, further yet, even more time is invested in ruminating with others about the bad meeting experience."* - __Dr. Steven G. Rogelberg__

This study, undertaken with one of the world’s leading academics in the field of management science, has highlighted some troubling issues. It is a serious concern that in America - a world-leader in business management and corporate training - so many workers are critical of the preparedness and performance of meeting leaders. At Mentimeter, we create technology in order to drive inclusivity and interaction in meetings. We have all experienced meetings where the leader talks at a disengaged audience without asking them for their feedback or input. This study demonstrates that a great deal needs to be done to make meetings, which should be at the heart of business practice, a positive, productive, and efficient exercise.

__[Access the whitepaper as PDF here](https://static.mentimeter.com/static/sample-files/Study_reveals_American_meetings_to_be_routinely_underprepared_and_uninclusive.pdf "Whitepaper as PDF")__

# Dr. Steven Rogelberg
 
Dr. Steven G. Rogelberg holds the title of Chancellor’s Professor at UNC Charlotte for distinguished national, international and interdisciplinary contributions. He is a Professor of Organizational Science, Management, and Psychology at well as the Director of Organizational Science. He is a Humboldt Award winner with over 100 publications around topics such as meetings, teams, leadership, and engagement. He consults for small and large organizations, including IBM, TIAA, Cisco, Procter & Gamble, Family Dollar, 3M, Corning, KPMG, Siemens, and others. Dr. Rogelberg’s newest book, [The Surprising Science of Meetings: How You Can Lead Your Team to Peak Performance](https://www.amazon.com/Surprising-Science-Meetings-Lead-Performance/dp/0190689218/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr= "Suprising Science of Meetings") (Oxford), was just released and was recognized by the Washington Post as the #1 leadership book to watch for in 2019 and Business Insider as one of the “Top 14 business books everyone will be reading in 2019.”

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Study finds meetings in the United States to be routinely underprepared and uninclusive


Before we get started, let me summarize how we do relocations. The whole team is involved in the planning process as we all vote on where we want to go. We have to consider some important factors such as location practicality as some people might need to travel back and forth. There is no pressure to join the relocation. These activities at Mentimeter are optional, yet we feel welcome to join if we want to. This is one of our core principles. We each get our own room in an apartment shared with colleagues and we rent an office to work in. That’s really all there is to it. We all go to work as usual and try to act as if nothing is different :)

There are always odd factors to be aware of, such as the work location and the hours. Both are flexible. For example, in Palermo lunch is usually eaten at around 2 PM, which meant that some of us wanted to shift our work days by an hour. As always, we use our best judgement and communicate our needs amongst each other. Since Mentimeter has doubled in size the past year we have had some new logistical challenges to overcome in this year’s relocation. Given that we were 40 people this year we had to stay at three separate locations, all within walking distance of each other.

It was in one of our optional weekly reflection sessions in the Palermo office, conveniently held on a Friday evening before we all run off for the weekend, that I came to realize the immense value that our relocation had on bringing us closer as a team. I recalled the day we hung out in the living room, binged tv-shows, and played video games together. Then I recalled the day that we went all in on a pub crawl. Just by collectively spending more time with each other after work I had grown closer to most of my colleagues without ever feeling forced to spend time with them. 

Even the days when I wanted some time to explore for myself became great stories and restaurant suggestions to share later. I also remembered the conversations that I had with the locals. The fact that not a single one of them believed that we relocated the whole company for a month put things into perspective. In fact, this being my first time, I myself was so intrigued by the outcome of the relocation that I decided to document it all with daily 1-minute videos on [Instagram](https://instagram.com/rvinio/).

I experienced that with the right culture, managers could lead by example and encourage the team to be open and inviting. The result was that I could check our group chat on any given day and see 8 different group activities with open invitations to dinners, drinks, or gelato. In fact, some of the best times I had were during weekend getaways that I joined spontaneously.

Upon returning to Stockholm I couldn’t help but try to make sense of it all. I began to wonder why more companies don’t do this. I’m convinced that it only yields positive results in the long term and that it’s invaluable for the company culture. After talking to my housemate we reached a few conclusions:

It’s not a scalability issue; you just have to get creative. It might take a little bit of work to relocate an office of hundreds of people, but there are a number of different ways that you could include smaller relocations to your company culture. In my experience the key is to keep it optional, aim for an immersive experience, and include a diverse mix of people already from the planning phase.

Allowing good company culture to flourish is extremely difficult and often begins with the first hire. It’s not about words on the wall but rather about trust within the team. I’ve seen countless examples of forced team building which end up being counterproductive. What I’ve seen to work is a culture which is accommodating of different needs and aims to build trust. It makes everyone in the team feel welcomed without the pressure of needing to be social.

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Why you should start considering yearly relocations for your company


The Mentimeter sales team was established in January 2017, and since then has grown into a team of 16 people across various roles. The team strongly believes in the power of together, and puts a lot of effort into collaboration, teamwork and helping each other whilst having a lot of fun in the process!


Do you want to join the team? Learn more about the Account Executive role and submit your application: [Open positions - Account Executive](https://emp.jobylon.com/jobs/27204-mentimeter-account-executive/)

# Chassa

*Chassa is the Regional Sales Manager at Mentimeter since the start of 2019, responsible for the Nordics and the US and has been at Mentimeter for 1.5 years.
## What do you like most about the AE role at Mentimeter?

The thing about the Account Exevutive role at Mentimeter I like the most is being able to talk to so many different people and stakeholders from a multitude of companies, organisations and educational institutions.

## What do you like most about working in the sales team at Mentimeter?

The sales team is a team which is focused on delivering results together as a team. The non-commission model we have enables us to move forward, close deals and provide value for our customers with as little friction as possible together as a team. 

## What do you like most about working at Mentimeter?

The diverse culture we have at Mentimeter and the unique company structure is something I haven’t experienced before and has proven to be one of the biggest success factors we have.

I am truly smiling on my way to work and when I leave. I could not have asked for more!

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# Francis

*Francis is an Account Executive at Mentimeter who has been working at Mentimeter since the start of 2019. He shared some of his experiences so far from working at Mentimeter!*

## What do you like most about the AE role at Mentimeter?

As an Account Executive, I collaborate with Sales Development Representatives, Relationship Managers and Customer Success Managers on a daily basis. This enables me to focus my efforts on transactional sales with our customers and provide them with industry consultative knowledge about the potential of Mentimeter in their daily operations.

I personally really like this unique fusion of sales techniques and how it enables me to continuously provide satisfaction to the customers I work with.

## What do you like most about working in the sales team at Mentimeter?

About 90% of customers I work with already know about Mentimeter. This enables me to have a very driven approach to experimenting with data - about the customers, for the customers. The flexibility in the Sales team empowers me to experiment with a “work smart” mindset to enable continuous improvement in our sales processes.

My curiosity is met with challenges that go beyond my role and it makes me really enjoy contributing to the greater good of the team and the company.

## What do you like most about working at Mentimeter?

The vibe at Mentimeter is amazing! As an Account Executive in the Mentimeter Sales Team and as part of Mentimeter as a company just keeps providing a positive outlook for me and my work and makes me happy.

The work-life balance is tremendous and, in all confidence, I can say that Mentimeter cares about the well-being of everyone in the team.

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# Federica

*Federica is Team Lead Sales at Mentimeter and has been working with sales at Mentimeter for the past 1.5 years.*

## What do you like most about the AE role at Mentimeter?

I love that my role is well-defined and that you can develop in your role and master it. I also love acquiring new customers and let them be nurtured by someone who is stronger than me at long-term relationship building.

I enjoy the feeling of always closing deals, both small ones and bigger enterprise deals, where I need to spend more energy, build more trust, dig into data a bit deeper and collaborate with Product and Marketing.

## What do you like most about working with Sales / in the sales team at Mentimeter?

I really enjoy talking to customers who know Mentimeter and love the product. This gives me the energy to inspire other customers, learn about new use cases, handle objections better and get more confident when talking to new customers. We do not work in verticals so I get to speak to clients in many different industries which keeps me curious.

We do not work with commission model and this gives me the peace of mind to ask for help and collaborate with the people in my team in a way that makes us stronger together.

## What do you like most about working at Mentimeter?

Things move so fast and I never get bored! There are always initiatives and experiments going on and we have an increasing customer base, new use cases and a growing team. It is very much up to us how we want to drive initiatives as long as we work smart. We consider every experiment as an exciting challenge and if something doesn’t go as expected we learn from it rather than seeing it as a failure.


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Life as an Account Executive at Mentimeter

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# Ranking Question Type

We have released a new question type - Ranking! The ranking question type enables you to ask your audience questions and your audience can rank their answers. Here’s an example of how the question type looks below. You can add this template to your account to start using it straight away! 

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[Get the template](https://www.mentimeter.com/public/5c7807b685d958cf11068dc028849cf8)

If you want to learn more about how to use the new ranking question-type, this detailed article from our Help Center will help to make you an expert in no time!

[How to use the Ranking question type](https://help.mentimeter.com/creating-presentations-and-questions/let-your-audience-rate-items-or-allocate-points/ranking-questions)

# Remove input from Word Clouds and Open Ended questions

Now you can remove input from Word Clouds and Open Ended questions to keep answers clean and tidy as shown in the gif below!

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Remove inappropriate content and make sure your live results look amazing! If you would like to learn more about this feature and how it works, check out this helpful article:

[Remove input from Word Clouds and Open Ended questions](https://help.mentimeter.com/presenting-with-mentimeter/presentation-functions/remove-input-from-word-clouds-and-open-ended-questions)

# Online Event: Mentimeter for the digital classroom

Want to learn about how educators can most effectively use Mentimeter in the classroom? Join our upcoming live event to learn more about how using interactivity can engage students and increase learning! In this webinar we will explore:

- How to create an interactive presentation with Mentimeter
- Which questions types are particularly useful in the classroom
- Some fun and unique features that will assist your teaching

We will also hold a Q&A session where we will answer all your Mentimeter-related question!

__Event information:__ This webinar will be held on the 27th March at 16.00 CET (15.00 UTC).

[Sign up for the event on Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/events/336314243684782/).

# New look Word Cloud

And finally, we have given one of our favourite features, the Word Cloud, a makeover! Whilst the Word Cloud functions in the same way, you might have noticed that it looks a little different. That’s because we have changed the look and feel of the word cloud in order to make it look even more appealing and impressive to your audience. Try it out today and see what you think!


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New in Mentimeter: Ranking Question Type and Remove input from Word Clouds and Open Ended questions!

Humbleness and balance, so Zen-sounding, right? These days I consider myself balanced and humble in my career. But I haven't always been at peace with my career, probably because my career path didn’t follow a typical graduate career path, however, with humbleness and balance I still ended up where I wanted to be.

# Things didn't go to plan, but I learned a lot

The career path I ended up taking to get to where I am now ended up being a little different from what I had expected. I started off at the university by studying a bachelor degree and then a Master’s. By the time I had finished my studies, the recession had hit and I took some odd jobs but ended up going back to university again to study a PhD, which I never finished. Instead, I entered the working world for real, starting from a junior in Ireland. After that I moved to Sweden, where I worked my way up to a hybrid senior position. As someone who takes pride in efficiency, this realisation made me sad. However, I have learned from my experiences and found my true work values. These two values are humbleness and balance.

# My core values

Let’s start with humbleness. This is something I really appreciate in others and is something that I try to stay true to since my first execution as a junior data scientist.  I took no shame in taking up a junior position at 27. It was in this role I learnt that the environment I craved working in is with humble and incredibly talented people.  I also remember my answer to the typical “Where do you see yourself in 5 years time?” question at the time - it was a naive response of “I don’t know, maybe a start-up?”, which garnered the response of “Hah, everyone wants to work at a startup, right?”.

But aren’t start-ups all about high risk = high payoff? Meaning 60+ hour weeks, company direction dictated by your largest backing funder and having an office environment that is but a mere extension of the university lab, but with more tech toys? My answer to this, a definitive no, which is where my second value, balance, comes into the picture.  In Sweden, there is this term called ‘lagom’, which means ‘just right’. While it is easy to scoff at this concept and be critical of its extreme form of Jante Laws, the better way of thinking about this is more akin to the proverb “less is more”. Balance is something that I have experienced from working in Sweden and something that has become one of my core values.

# Why I chose to work at Mentimeter

Prior to Mentimeter, I was in a company with fairly similar working values so I wasn’t actively looking for something new. However, one day, while keeping informed about local tech ventures, an article that named Mentimeter as Sweden’s fastest growing start-up in 2018 caught my eye. I saw that they were hiring for a position that fit 80% of my profile with the remaining 20% being what I was looking to grow into in the future. This is a prerequisite to any position I would apply for, but what really piqued my curiosity was the offer of an external leadership coach for every team member and the annual 1-month inspiration trip. These offerings, to me, showed true commitment to the development of employees as people who not only grow work-wise but as well-rounded individuals.

More true to heart, at Mentimeter, being humble and knowing work balance are two of our four core cultural values:

- Inclusiveness - transparency, equality + diversity
- Work smart - good-enough but know when to excel + work/life balance
- Professionalism - "the consultant mindset"
- Be humble to others work - first, learn, then improve then re-do

# My experience at Mentimeter so far

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*Sam and some of the Mentimeter team at the culture retreat this fall *


During my first couple of months at Mentimeter, I have experienced a lot! I have seen the core values that drew me to Mentimeter in action. For example, just shy of my third week starting at Mentimeter, we were all brought on a “culture retreat” trip as a way to collect input from every team member on how we want the company to evolve. There was a clear emphasis that this should always be a bottom-up process, taken seriously, and never the other way around. To me, this is a huge sign of sincerity and humbleness as both co-founders were involved just as much as everyone else.  

Working smart is another value that I have observed. A clear running thread through all meetings I’ve been in so far is that they are always efficient and on-time. If we ever run out of time there is a positive discipline to stop and evaluate next steps and improvements for the next one. Just as important as meetings is this discipline being similarly applied on Fridays at 5 pm - work at your own peril, as there will be an option of joining a friendly hangout in the kitchen to get you into that Friday feeling! 

# Why you should choose to work at Mentimeter
Throughout my somewhat long-winded career path, I learned that these two values have become a workplace dealbreaker for me.  In a humble environment, you get a genuine feeling of care and understanding, which as a side-effect allows for the fearless growth of ideas and collaboration. Combine this with a smart work-life balance, it really made Mentimeter the easy choice for me. If you share this feeling and are looking to join a new work family, check out our [current openings](https://www.mentimeter.com/jobs) - we are growing!

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*This is a guest post by Merv Wyeth, Business Change and Benefits Management Specialist.*

Benefits Discovery workshops are typically used in the early stages of a project or programme. In such a workshop a group of interested individuals are brought together and encouraged to articulate business problems, and what might be achieved by solving them - namely benefits. The role of the facilitator is key. It is their job to ensure that participants are fully engaged in the process, in order to build consensus and capture collective wisdom.

# Challenges to running a successful workshop

Typically, the workshop exercise will involve post-it notes in some shape, form or colour, and flip-chart paper. There are some challenges with this approach. It can be difficult to gain and maintain the attention of the audience, and in my experience, it is often difficult to read another’s writing or understand what they mean - or meant - when you later write up up the results. And what do you do about the shy ones with the great ideas, who dare not speak out lest they appear foolish, or feel intimidated by the brooding presence of a domineering boss? 

At the end of the day, someone will get the job of collating the workshop output, perhaps by taking photos or transcribing flip-chart hieroglyphics and disseminating some form of write-up. In my experience, it doesn’t take very long before the insights, intentionality and value of the output evaporates or is overtaken by other priorities.

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*Keep your workshop participants more engaged with Mentimeter*

# Re-imagining workshops with Mentimeter

This summer, I used Mentimeter to support a benefits discovery workshop for a UK Government transformation programme. Representatives from a wide cross-section of the organisation affected by, or capable of affecting, the transformation participated. 

In just two hours more than 30 attendees had submitted over 600 responses to a number of carefully crafted questions. This was a prodigious amount of useful content with up to 100 answers to some questions, for example;
*"Thinking about the benefits described & ranked earlier (in the workshop), how will we know that we have achieved them / how can they be measured?"*
 
The voluntary inclusion of initials as part of the response was an important innovation as it has enabled us to follow up on answers that merit further enquiry.
Another question that we found to be productive was;
*"Who else should we speak to about the benefits of the programme & why?"*

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*Participants using Mentimeter in a workshop environment*

# Top tips for workshop success

The quality and quantity of audience response was far better than the traditional workshop approach used in several previous workshops. These are some top tips for workshop success:

1. Supply participants with information about what to expect on the day well in advance
2. Brief participants on the purpose and context of the workshop, including how to use Mentimeter and the plan for dealing with workshop output
3. Sense check workshop questions and the end to end process before the session with some ‘friendlies’
4. Develop a backup plan without Mentimeter to de-risk the session if the technology fails! (It worked beautifully in our case, but it did reassure other members of the team to try something new.

Immediately after the workshop, I rearranged the sequence of Mentimeter slides and switched the [voting pace](http://help.mentimeter.com/presenting-with-mentimeter/different-ways-of-presenting/how-the-voting-pace-affects-your-presentation) from ‘Presenter’ to ‘Audience’ mode, to enable participants to review content for themselves and submit supplementary information. On the train journey home, I was able to review content, highlight key points and share the results with the rest of the team in Excel and PDF format and as a live link to the presentation. 

# Mentimeter transforms workshops   

Building on the success of this initiative, Mentimeter was used for two further workshops, reinforcing key themes and helping to triangulate information from multiple sources. And, because good news travels fast, Mentimeter is now used for other types of workshop on the programme, such as requirement capture, risk and issue identification, as well as in the wider organization. 

There is an old African proverb that states ‘If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.’ Benefits Discovery workshops are about going far; gaining commitment, building consensus and capturing collective wisdom - and all the time taking others with you. Mentimeter transforms this process.


*Merv Wyeth is a Business Change and Benefits Management Specialist, and Mentimeter user. [Connect with him on LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/mervwyeth/).*



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Mentimeter transforms Benefits Discovery Workshops

“Mentimeter is integral to our middle and high school Connected Learning experiences, which bring our healthcare professionals (surgeons, nurses, and allied health professionals) into classrooms using webinar technology. We use Mentimeter for pre- and post-session polls to gauge student learning from each session.

We also use Mentimeter during our webinars, to gather students’ questions and to engage the students in interactive games or activities. For example, in our recent Worldwide Classroom® session on pain and the opioid crisis, we asked the students to build an A to Z chart on alternative methods for managing pain.  Students from 25 schools across 4 states, supplied us with over 900 different words to complete the A to Z chart in real-time.”

![Pain A-Z](//images.ctfassets.net/rvt0uslu5yqp/4lgqoITCNiwI06uWMIW0cu/e227015a4857573edbdb2d47c75f492e/Pain_A-Z.JPG)
*An example of how Mentimeter was used to source ideas*

Three years ago Cleveland Clinic decided to make the change to Mentimeter as their former polling tools were not user-friendly. These tools didn't work the same on a smartphone and computer and if the user was on a smartphone it charged them data rates. In comparison, Mentimeter works on a smartphone, tablet, or computer through a standard web browser.  It's easy for the students and doesn't require them to use their cell plan's data.

With a better polling system in place, Tom saw the impact of Mentimeter:

“We run an award-winning program called [Adventures in Health Science and Medicine® (AHSM®)](http://civiceducation.clevelandclinic.org/Connected-Learning-Programs/Our-Programs/Adventures-in-Health-Science-and-Medicine.aspx), which is a series of Connected Learning experiences designed to promote learning about health science and medical professions for middle school students.

AHSM capitalizes on the capabilities that Mentimeter provides for students to interact with their peers from different schools. The culminating capstone session, called the IDEA$ Challenge, has students presenting an innovation that they have developed based on a real-world health problem. All eight classes present their innovations during a webinar using videos, slide decks, CAD drawings, and even prototypes printed on 3-D printers. While each class presents, the other classes are the judges, using a rubric to score the presentation and [Mentimeter 100 points](https://www.mentimeter.com/guides#prioritization) to generate real-time results for their peers.  The two classes with the highest rubric scores are immediately declared the “AHSM Innovators of the Year” and are awarded AHSM Innovator sunglasses.”

![AHSM IDEAS Challenge](//images.ctfassets.net/rvt0uslu5yqp/73g5oHBa9iyqYAAwW6g86m/417d709c894623e5d7814ac9c9308210/AHSM_IDEAS_Challenge.JPG)

*An example of how the teams were scored using Mentimeter*

![GenJohnnieWilson TeamEng AHSM 2017](//images.ctfassets.net/rvt0uslu5yqp/4OxXTI4HHqyUygym62Gy2s/7a93ef5f50e3df7638d495fe10a9b2a6/GenJohnnieWilson_TeamEng_AHSM_2017.jpg)
*Team Favaloro - General Johnnie Wilson Middle School (Lorain, Ohio)*

These interactive and engaging sessions have left a strong and positive impact on the students: 

“The students rate the IDEA$ Challenge as their favourite AHSM session and teachers have shared that the instant feedback students receive from their peers at different schools is one of the reasons students like the session so much.”

In short, Tom summarizes Mentimeter as “an amazing polling tool that is easy to use, with a really simple interface, and great reporting tools. We've been using Mentimeter for three years now and love it. We also appreciate the lightening-fast tech support and the ongoing addition of new features.”

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Making education fun, engaging and interactive with Mentimeter

Andrew Hollo is Principal Consultant at [Workwell Consulting](https://www.workwell.com.au/) in Australia and uses Mentimeter to conduct interactive strategy and leadership workshops for government agencies and nonprofits. We spoke to him about how he is using Mentimeter to create innovate workshops that yield great results. 

Strategy and leadership workshops are important for many organisations, but it can be difficult to collect the right information from participants and get the full picture. Before using Mentimeter, Andrew found that he relied on in-person questioning and group discussions in order to collect responses. He would then gather selective feedback from a larger group, some of which he would record. By conducting workshops in this manner he found that they were highly prone to omissions, selective bias, and favoring extroverts and those who are articulate. This is by no means a unique problem, and something experienced by many management consultants and others who lead workshops. 

Andrew found that with Mentimeter he was able to create better, more inclusive workshops easily;

> “I can pose a question easily (so easily, in fact, that the group can suggest questions and answer categories, and I can type them straight in, and have them respond immediately) and within a minute or two, have aggregated responses from every participant.”

An example Andrew shared was that in one particular workshop he wanted to ask a leadership group of 30 people some detailed questions about leadership skills and attributes, rating importance and current level. He was not only able to do this with Mentimeter but also display these results on a [2x2 matrix](http://help.mentimeter.com/creating-presentations-and-questions/let-your-audience-rate-items-or-allocate-points/2-by-2-matrix) which impressed the group. Without Mentimeter this type of live data visualisation wouldn’t be possible during the workshop. Instead, he would have had to sort through the data himself after the workshop. Live data visualizations are not only impressive but can spark further discussion during the workshop. 

Aside from the benefits of the workshops, Andrew also comments that Mentimeter is “easy to use by me, but even easier to use by participants. It has no lag, and the design is great - it looks top notch and makes me look totally professional with my clients." 

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Make strategy and leadership workshops interactive with Mentimeter

# Do the setup
What better way to end the working week than with a fun quiz? Gather your colleagues around your screen and see who will be the winner! You can also start off the after work with some snacks and a competition.

1. Download our World Cup quiz to your Mentimeter account: [https://www.mentimeter.com/s/af4a1f84e73483279182ea5bd1695d2a/32f4dc297bc6 ](https://www.mentimeter.com/s/af4a1f84e73483279182ea5bd1695d2a/32f4dc297bc6 "Word Cup Quiz")
2. If you don’t already have a Mentimeter account, you can follow the link to sign up for a free account.
3. Make any changes you’d like to the questions! If you’re on a free account, you can delete a few questions to be able to edit the others.
4. Gather your colleagues or friends and start the quiz!
5. Optional: Give the winner a prize!

# How to succeed with the Quiz
Is it your first time hosting a Mentimeter Quiz? No worries, just follow the steps above - it is actually that easy. If you still want some more information before getting started, have a look at these links:

Blog post: [How to host a Mentimeter Quiz like a pro!](https://www.mentimeter.com/blog/awesome-presentations/how-to-host-a-mentimeter-quiz-like-a-pro "How to host a Mentimeter Quiz")
Help article: [Mentimeter Quiz](http://help.mentimeter.com/creating-presentations-and-questions/let-your-audience-choose-between-predefined-options/mentimeter-quiz "Mentimeter quiz")


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Test your World Cup knowledge

# What's behind our success?
Mentimeter helps you create fun and interactive presentations. During 2017 we reached 20 million users, with customers in over 100 countries and continue to revolutionise the way that people lead meetings and events. 

We have achieved this by building something unique at Mentimeter.

From the start we have chosen to build a strong, transparent and diverse culture together with a focus on delivering a product that users love.

This approach has been a key factor in facilitating the growth that we are seeing today. We are only getting stronger and smarter the bigger we get.

Our aim is that everyone who leads or attends meetings can make their voices heard, so we will continue to build and grow Mentimeter in order to reach our goal of 500 million users.

# We're hiring!
In order for us to continue to grow, we need more talented people to join our journey on both the tech and commercial sides of the business. See our jobs page for open positions here: [https://www.mentimeter.com/jobs](https://www.mentimeter.com/jobs)

## A job at Mentimeter will give you:
- Fun and challenging tasks working with the latest tech!
- 1-month company-wide relocation (optional) to escape the dark winter of Stockholm
- Fair compensation and benefits
- Leadership coaching
- Sponsored education of your choice
- A fantastic office and work environment
- Great colleagues and a lot of fun

## Our company culture is based around:
- Inclusiveness - transparency, equality, and diversity
- Work smart - good-enough but know when to excel
- Professionalism - “the consultant mindset”, personal leadership
- Be humble to others’ work
- Keep it fun

If you would like to join us in other roles, you can learn more about our current positions on our careers page: [https://www.mentimeter.com/jobs](https://www.mentimeter.com/jobs) 

/Johnny



The Mentimeter Team

Mentimeter named the fastest growing startup in Sweden

To localize or not to localize? That is the question for many SaaS companies looking to reach a larger audience with their product. In 2017, Mentimeter, and in particular our [UX Designer Maja Jakobsson](https://www.mentimeter.com/the-team), was also faced with this question, and decided to find a solution. Despite being based in Stockholm Sweden, Mentimeter, has a global audience with users from all over the world. Like many SaaS companies, trying to create a great user experience for many different markets with a small team can be a challenge. This blog post tells the story of how Mentimeter has tried to tackle localization during the past few months, without hiring a single translator. 

# Why did we prioritize localization?

Mentimeter has always had a global audience, and has always operated in English. This is standard for small SaaS companies as it’s easy to maintain, reaches a wide audience and makes the product much more scalable. 

However, we realized that there were some limitations to only providing a product in English. For example, in the case of Mentimeter, the presentation may be in one language but the any buttons and information from the platform that your audience sees will be in English, creating a disjointed experience for the audience.

We also want to make Mentimeter accessible for possible for the widest audience, and having no localization whatsoever, felt that we were potentially excluding many potential users and audiences. Most importantly, we had received many requests from users for this feature, and as a company that is both product and user-driven, we decided that it was time to take action.

# How did we localize Mentimeter?
In business and product development, localization is a broad term. When a company decides to localize their product or move into a specific market, this could mean any number of things. It could mean anything from translating a website to opening an office in a new country. Therefore, we knew that we needed to clearly scope out what our goals were and what we wanted to achieve with localization. So our first step in localization was to define what localization meant to Mentimeter.

## How we defined localization
We started to define what we wanted to achieve with localization by reflecting on one of our core values: to make presenters look like stars on stage. With this in mind, combined with requested we had received from users, we knew that we had that we had to focus on using localization to help the presenters feel more confident when presenting with Mentimeter and making the audience experience as best at it could be. Internally, we also knew that we were a small team, and that we wanted to remain agile and flexible - so localization couldn’t be something that would slow us down, or drain our resources. 

From this, we drew the scope of the project. We decided that we wanted to focus on translating what the audience sees, rather than focusing on translating the editor or spending a lot of time localizing our marketing. 

We decided to focus on translating the parts Mentimeter that are most important for the audience. This included: The voting instructions, i.e. the top bar on your presentation that direct users to go to Menti.com, Quiz instructions, translation of buttons and question-specific instructions in menti.com when the user has joined a presentation, information messages and other information. 

![Weekly follow-up Create an efficient team - Mentimeter and New Tab](//images.ctfassets.net/rvt0uslu5yqp/5OjnhhZidGYACuaqWu0Am4/b68e1d034ab6d3d37c7b0d53fef1a68c/Weekly_follow-up__Create_an_efficient_team_-_Mentimeter_and_New_Tab.png)

## How we translated voting instructions and menti.com
As a small company, we knew our limitations. We do not have offices in different locations or a team of in-house translators ready to take on the project. For us, the best way to start implementing this project, was to first translate some languages in-house and then reach out to our active user base, and particularly users who had requested the feature to help us with translating this text. 

At Mentimeter we have a very experimental approach to working. We usually create a hypothesis and then try out the experiment on a small scale before rolling it out. This is exactly what we did when translating the product. We first translated parts of the voting instructions and Menti.com to Swedish as we have internal knowledge of this language. We then reached out to out Swedish users to let them know about this update, and we received positive feedback. 

![testjsig - Mentimeter](//images.ctfassets.net/rvt0uslu5yqp/1aBN2VaMDi8OyckosqGsGi/c2c09c914c0f08ebd5c7b3d12b30b00c/testjsig_-_Mentimeter.png)

At this point, we started to get a lot more requests to translate Mentimeter, including users who wanted to volunteer to translate for us. So, we started approaching those users who had enquired about translations and those who had volunteered their skills to see if they wanted to help. By helping to translate Mentimeter into their own language, users would be able to use the feature for themselves, thus increasing product value for themselves, whilst helping others who are also presenters.

We managed translations by inviting users who wanted to help into a platform to manage this. They could then work in their own time to create the translation which Mentimeter could review and then publish it - ready for users to use.

Crowdsourcing worked well for Mentimeter because we have amazing users who wanted to help out with the project. Crowdsourcing would also help us to have an agile approach to the project as once a language was translated, we could make it available for out users quickly.

# What are our learnings so far?

As mentioned above, the project is still ongoing, however we have learned some things already. First, we have learned a lot about our users.  We have learned that they are engaged with us and the product, which made crowdsourcing translations a breeze. We also learned that amongst our users, there’s a strong sense of community. This has been shown through users’ willingness to help us improve the platform - which feels amazing!

We can also see that this was a good project for us to prioritize. There has been a fast adoption of the feature already.

# What’s our advice for companies starting with localization?

The biggest piece of advice we can offer to companies who are looking to start changing their product or marketing for local markets, is to make sure you scope the project clearly first. For Mentimeter, this meant only focusing on the main pain points of the users - translating the audience-facing parts of Mentimeter. 

You should also consider what your goals are internally. For us, it was important that localization didn’t slow us down, particularly in terms of product development and marketing.

Companies may be scared to start working with localization as they risk losing momentum when implementing new things, and as a SasS company you don’t want friction. We drew a clear line and decided on what to do — we knew that we were not providing a full localization experience for our users, however, what we offer is enough to extensively improve their product experience.

# What are the next steps?

We will continue to roll out more languages through crowdsourcing, as users need and request them. Once a new language is available, we will let the relevant users know! Learn how to change the Language in Mentimeter in this [help article](http://help.mentimeter.com/faq/creating-presentations-and-questions/how-can-i-change-the-language-in-mentimeter).

At the time of publishing this blog post, it is possible to translate the voting instructions and menti.com into the following languages: 

- German 
- Dutch
- Spanish
- French
- Polish
- Swedish
- Italian
- Portuguese
- Brazilian Portuguese
- Icelandic

However, this is an ongoing project, so the best way to see if your language as been added is to log into your Mentimeter account.

If you love to use Mentimeter and would like to help us translate Mentimeter into your own language you can do so by visiting our [Translations page](https://www.mentimeter.com/translations).

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How to localize your SaaS platform - The Mentimeter approach

[Praxent](https://praxent.com/) helps customers grow through custom software and uses Mentimeter to help grow their own business. Director of Operations, Chris Walker gave us insight into how Mentimeter helps Praxent. 

At Praxent, employee feedback is considered an invaluable resource for company culture. The organization feels their ability to successfully help clients profit from the custom software they design and develop is tied directly to their strengths in discussing, as a team, where they can improve.

One major venue to collect this feedback is in their quarterly “lookbacks.” As a company, they take at least half a day every quarter to bring everyone in one room and reflect on the wins and lessons learned from the previous months. Innumerable process and team improvements emerge from these conversations, ranging from the small (ex. the type of coffee in the office) to the game-changing (ex. the way they structure client agreements). In short, their quarterly reviews are incredibly important to the growth and development of the company. 

Praxent considers itself a freedom-centered workplace that relies heavily on employee-led initiatives to improve the company and the culture. Thus, gathering constructive feedback is a critical factor. Ensuring every team member feels heard and respected is also crucial for company improvement.

Whilst Praxent had these values and processes in place, they needed a tool to help them achieve what they wanted in these important review sessions. With Mentimeter, Praxent have managed to improve their ability to gather and take action on what matters most to their team.

This case looks at the pain points Praxent faced and the solutions Mentimeter provided to overcome these challenges. 

# The Pain 

__Hyperbolic Feedback:__ All too often, team retrospectives can lean toward hyperbole. It can take the form of overly-celebrating what’s going well, while underplaying, or outright ignoring, what’s not going well. Just as easily, a risk with discussing what’s ‘not going well’ as a team is that groupthink can sometimes focus discussions on problems rather than solutions.

__Squeaky Wheels Rather than Group Feels:__ Another big risk with group feedback is that well-intentioned team members might dominate the discussion, overly-focusing on matters that might be better addressed in another venue. 

__Too Big and Too Small:__ Even with expert facilitators, Praxent routinely struggled with facilitating conversations toward the right size of problem. Ensuring every voice is heard in these group talks means relatively minor issues (ex. how an individual tracks her time) were conflated with more critical matters (ex. the need for a professional development program), creating a bias toward inaction and frustration.

# The Solution

Incorporating Mentimeter surveys has greatly improved Praxent’s ability to solicit and take action on company feedback with almost no effort at all.

In these lookback meetings, Praxent asked a series of questions aimed at gathering feedback, typically following this structure:

__1. Mentimeter presentation (2 minutes)__
Post a question and allow team members time to respond with their phones;

__2. Discuss individual responses in small groups (5 minutes)__
Before revealing the Mentimeter results, team members have the opportunity to reflect and draw broader conclusions;

__3. Review Mentimeter results as a team (1 minute)__
Now that themes have emerged in small groups, we reveal a Flowing-grid display of all responses on a large screen; 

__4. Discuss Thoughts and Concerns (10 minutes)__
Because individuals and small groups have reflected, broader themes or even disagreements can be spurred by what the company-wide results reveal;

__Feel of the Team:__ Reviewing the Flowing-grid of responses means that the important themes can naturally emerge without unintentionally giving one individual’s opinions an outsized (or undersized) venue.

__Everyone Feels Heard:__ Because all comments are anonymously captured and all comments are displayed, earnest and even difficult feedback can be discussed without requiring an unfair amount of courage from team members.

__Bias Toward Action:__ By strategically incorporating Mentimeter into individual, small group, and company-wide venues, these surveys are used as a tool toward suggesting improvements rather than dwelling on the problems. By the time the company had reviewed this board, they felt primed as a group toward addressing concerns rather than brood in them. 

# Conclusion

For Praxent, Mentimeter surveys are a huge asset in the team’s communication, informing decisions and discussions great and small. The relatively easy set-up and seamless presentation-views allow for quick and actionable feedback that actively inform decisions of all types and sizes.


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How Mentimeter helps Praxent grow their business

The success of Mentimeter (one of the fastest growing startups in Sweden for [two years in a row](https://www.mentimeter.com/blog/stay-current-with-mentimeter/one-of-swedens-fastest-growing-tech-startups "Fastest growing startup in Sweden")) and the successful outcome of our time in San Francisco has made moving the entire team to a different location each year a running feature in the company. 

After San Francisco, the team made a similar move to [Barcelona in spring 2017](https://www.breakit.se/artikel/5299/mentimeter-stoltserar-med-farska-siffror-nu-vantar-annu-en-flytt "Mentimeter moves to Barcelona"), and in 2018 the whole team will move to Lisbon.

The purpose of this move is to discover and understand new corporate cultures, local entrepreneurship and to get away from the daily grind in Sweden. We have found that we build a better and more successful Mentimeter thanks to these re-locations.

It will be amazing opportunity for the team to collaborate and changing the environment for a long period is useful for creativity and well-being. We firmly believe that this is a modern way of building a global and fast-growing company.

Wired just named Lisbon as one of [Europe's hottest startup cities](http://www.wired.co.uk/article/best-startups-in-lisbon-2017 "Lisbon is Europes hottest startup city") and recently, the Web Summit, Europe's largest startup conference, moved to the city.

Mentimeter boasted strong growth figures last year and shows no sign of stopping - Mentimeter has been named one of Sweden's fastest growing startups 2 years in a row and we grow faster now than a year ago - our users go crazy for our product.

We need a few more key people to support our growth, such as sales, product development and marketing, but the goal is to keep the team smart, small and agile. 

__The move to Lisbon will take place in early February 2018__.

Team Mentimeter

Mentimeter has found its recipe for success - the company moves to Lisbon in 2018

In time for your fun, seasonal events, we've created a new and beautiful summer theme that you can apply to your presentations.

If you haven't changed theme before, we've illustrated how to apply any of our ready-made themes to your presentations:

![New Mentimeter theme](//images.contentful.com/rvt0uslu5yqp/2uBzKOMx72IQceyso6Uk0W/7586310ff8cfcc54bca42bfd9c18b5ee/New_theme.png)


![Apply new Mentimeter theme](//images.contentful.com/rvt0uslu5yqp/6pLszDdLAQsq4sEyCiAgkA/26bef06f69f642de7e9a55c2e6c5e08f/Apply_new_theme.png)

      
# New placement of the theme editor ###

For Pro customers: we've also changed the placement of your theme editor, making it easier to create new themes. You can now find your theme editor here:


![New theme editor](//images.contentful.com/rvt0uslu5yqp/47dxhyaBtm2KEewYYgSEKe/f52b053d5b3df6dd98684c3145f7522e/New_theme_editor.png)

Hope you'll like this new look you can use for your Mentimeter presentations!



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New summer theme for your presentations

Mentimeter helps you create fun and interactive presentations. During 2016 we reached 6.5 million users - a real landmark! We are very proud to have changed the way that so many people engage in and enjoy presentations. 

On top of this, we were just placed among the fastest growing tech startups in Sweden, for the second year in a row! 

With only $0.5M in funding, we are super excited to take a spot among the top ten - especially since we’re in the company of top tier Swedish startups (Acast, FishBrain, Soundtrack Your Brand, Matsmart) that on average have raised $9M. 

It takes a stellar team and laser focus to accomplish this growth. I’m very proud that our team has reached this mark - and has kept the top ten spot for the second year in a row!

To support our accelerating growth, we are looking for a couple of new colleagues:

Take a look at all the openings here: [mentimeter.com/jobs](https://www.mentimeter.com/jobs)

We have diversity, inclusion and high ambition as core pillars of our company - join us if you do too!


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One of Sweden’s fastest growing tech startups - for the second year in a row 

# Easier Said Than Done
A case study discussing gender issues in Tanzania.

Here, we will present a story from Malin, a representative from Help to Help, who successfully engaged in addressing gender equality issues with 100 women. Sometimes, creating discussions revolving around sensitive topics can be really hard. It requires the understanding and respect from the person initiating the topic and the cooperation of the audience. When we want to let people know that we are here to help them address their issues, and offer to make changes in their lives, we need to adopt a tactful communication approach. This involves considering the way the session is conducted; the way we talk to people, the mood set in the room, and the assurance that follow-up will be taken. So, how do we go about it? Read on to find out more!

![Sensitive topics](//images.contentful.com/rvt0uslu5yqp/39EKgLbi1OsCC8eKKGWOce/47224fd7d0d9ba3cde37c0dab2bbad40/Discuss_sensitive_topics_1.png)

# Make Them Feel Safe
For Malin, her workshop was conducted with an audience too large for one-to-one interaction, coupled by the fact that they had only known each other for 6 days, so it did not feel appropriate to jump straight into the discussion of gender issues. Nothing matters more than reflecting a genuine motive to make your audience feel at ease. You may begin by letting them open up their feelings, asking them if they would like to share anything on their mind. Ensure that they are shown respect and avoid any criticisms or judgements. To prevent the spotlight on anyone, some other means would need to be considered instead of simply asking them to stand up and share in person.

Additionally, convey the purpose of the session right at the start so that your audience knows what to expect from the course of the discussion. With a genuine motive and shared purpose, your audience will feel welcomed to share and that their views will not be discriminated against, therefore making cooperation much easier. Always try to make the session interactive to help you effectively communicate with your audience, but not appear to be too invasive.

# Do not rush
Sometimes, your audience just needs some time to delve into their thoughts and emotions. What you can do is to start off by letting them write down their responses privately and anonymously, so that they do not have the fear of getting judged or exposed. According to Malin, she claimed that, “We used Mentimeter to highlight and discuss gender issues. It exceeded expectations. The opportunity for the girls to remain anonymous, but at the same time get to share opinions and experiences, fit perfectly.” Be patient as you anticipate their heartfelt responses, offering them a chance to speak their mind. Therefore, as what Malin has feedbacked about, “Mentimeter's functionality … was perfect for creating an interactive workshop around this somehow difficult topic without making the girls uncomfortable.” 

# Address the issues together
Once your audience is done penning down their thoughts, gather all their responses together and present it upfront for everyone else to learn about it. Be sure that you do not put focus on any individual, as this might threaten their anonymity.

After gathering responses from all the women, Malin pointed out that, “Several wrote that they had to leave their inheritance to a younger brother or distant male relative and are not allowed to marry whoever they want. When they saw that they were not alone in having these experiences, it became easier to talk about it.” With the use of Mentimeter, it has helped Malin’s audience feel that "I am not alone to feel or think like this". 

![Sentsitive topics 2](//images.contentful.com/rvt0uslu5yqp/2p56DpGTO0IOKQK0CCmQQE/480b8e74ab92dce9610f2d70cae96115/Discuss_sensitive_topics_pic_2.png)

By presenting everyone’s responses, it allows everyone to understand one another and come up with solutions. This serves as a good follow-up for the time and mental effort put into getting the audience to share their genuine thoughts.

To support Malin and the cause she is engaging in, visit [Help to Help](https://helptohelp.se/en) now!

# Use Mentimeter to discuss sensitive topics
Mentimeter can help you achieve your goal of discussing sensitive issues effectively, be it for social service events, within the classrooms, or within your organizations. 

Here are some question suggestions:
- [Open Ended] In what instances have you been treated unfairly in your home/school/organization?
- [Word cloud] What kind of mean words should be avoided in the classroom?
- [Scales] To what extent are you feeling respected/appreciated/valued/wanted?



As always, just send us an email if you have any questions!


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